Dan Riccio
Dan Riccio | |
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Born | Daniel J. Riccio |
Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.A.) Mechanical engineering |
Occupation | Unnamed role focusing on a new project at Apple |
Dan Riccio is
Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, HomePod, AirPods, and Apple Watch engineering teams, which have produced numerous products.[1][2] He was succeeded by John Ternus on January 25, 2021.[3]
He is now in an unnamed role focusing on a new project at Apple.
Biography
Riccio holds a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa from the
University of Massachusetts Medical School and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
.
Before Apple, Riccio worked at Compaq as senior manager of mechanical engineering, responsible for the mechanical design of consumer PC products.[4]
He joined Apple in 1998 as vice president of product design and in 2010 was named vice president of iPad hardware engineering. Since joining Apple, Riccio has been a key contributor to most of the company's hardware, including all iPad products.
Riccio officially announced the cancellation of
AirPower in 2019.[5] On January 26, 2021, Apple announced that Riccio would transition to a new role focusing on a new project and reporting to CEO Tim Cook.[6]
On January 25, 2021, he was succeeded by John Ternus as SVP of hardware engineering, and has transitioned to an unnamed role at Apple working on a new project,[7] rumored to be an augmented reality and virtual reality headset.[8]
References
- ^ "Apple Leadership - Dan Riccio - Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering". Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Craig Federighi, Apple's Vice President of Mac Software Engineering & Dan Riccio, Apple's Vice President of Hardware Engineering Join Apple's Executive Team as Senior Vice Presidents". Apple Press Release. 27 Aug 2012. Retrieved 28 Aug 2012.
- ^ Apple. "Apple Newsroom citation". Apple Newsroom. Apple.
- ^ Smith, Dave (29 June 2012). "Who Is Dan Riccio? Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership Role From Bob Mansfield". International Business Times.
- ^ "Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware". TechCrunch. 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Dan Riccio begins a new chapter at Apple". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ Apple (25 January 2021). "Dan Riccio begins a new chapter at Apple". Apple Newsroom. Apple.
- ^ Gurman, Mark (8 February 2021). "Bloomberg rumor". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg.